Media Availability with Secretary Hagel enroute to Singapore SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: I wore my best red socks for Joe Morton. But I know that it might be interpreted, Joe, as a little Texas orange. But I did the best I could. Damn dog ate my real red socks, so don't tell Ms. Hagel I said that as she's very fond of that dog. Let me start this way. I'll give you a little framework of my involvement with Shangri-La Dialogue. I know you've gotten some background on that. But let me cover some of that. And then address the next couple of days, reference my speech tomorrow. And then we'll open it up and talk about whatever you want to talk about. I think it was about 2000 when John Chipman, who was the real energy and intellect and force behind the idea of this Shangri-La Dialogue came to me -- I think it was about 2000 -- in the Senate and told me what he was thinking...